The Bangor Liberty Bell

Sharing the News and Views of

Bangor Liberty Friends Church

 

September 2008   Volume 29, No. 9

Nathan McCracken, Pastor

 

       

50th Celebration!

 

Bangor Liberty Friends Church

invites friends to join them as they celebrate

Eugene and Fran Wolfley’s 50 years of ministry,

Sunday, September 7, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

 

Eugene will be speaking on

“The God of My Life”

based on Psalm 42:8.

 

Afterwards the BLFC Family Camp Committee

will be providing lunch for a free will offering. 

 

Come celebrate and reminisce with the Wolfleys!

 

 

Let’s Make A Deal!

What:  Bangor Liberty Friends Family Camp

Where:  Camp Quaker Heights

When:  Friday, Saturday, & Sunday September 12, 13, & 14, 2008

Who:  You and your family/friends

Why:  To relax, renew & enjoy!

 

Registration forms are available at the church or in your August Bell.  Please turn them in to a Family Camp Committee member with the appropriate fees on Sunday, September 7, 2008.  Our Family Camp Committee has been busy planning a great weekend for all ages at Quaker Heights - please consider joining us for a fun-filled, inspiring, relaxing weekend with the church family.

 

Thank you to all Family Camp Committee members, Randy & Jodi Simons, Don & Joyce Macy, Mike & Charlene Martin, Will & Jo Macy and Scott & Mary Davis! 

 

 

From Our Pastor

 

Living Water

Think about the last time you were thirsty, I mean really, really thirsty.  Maybe it was on a hot summer day and you were working outside or you woke up in the middle of the night and your throat was so parched that you had to get up and drink something.  We have all let ourselves get dehydrated at times where you can’t get the drink to your lips fast enough.  It feels so good as it fills your mouth and runs down your throat creating that feeling in your body that makes you refreshed and feel good. 

We all thirst because it is a need that we were created with; we need water to live.  Just as our bodies need this water so do our souls.  We were created with a thirst inside our souls that desperately calls out for something to quench and refresh.  While the “water” of the world claims that it can replenish, the Bible says otherwise.  In John 4:13-14 Jesus says, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.  Indeed the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”  Here Jesus is saying that the thirst we have inside our souls can only be quenched by one thing, the spring of living water that He alone gives.  The world cannot offer this water because it is not of the world it is of our Father in Heaven and through Jesus Christ his son He offers it to us.  Have we asked for our living water yet?                     -Nathan McCracken

 

 

Barclay College

Discover Days

Friday, October 10, 2008

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

 

Youth have an opportunity to visit the Barclay College Campus in Haviland, Kansas on either of the dates above. 

 

Each Discover Day is set up so that prospective students receive a campus tour, have the opportunity to sit in on classes, visit with a professor in the academic area they are interested in, learn about financial aid, admissions process, etc.

 

To register for either of these events or to check them out further, go to www.barclaycollege.edu and click on “Future Students” link and then on “Visit Campus.” 

 

 

Happy Anniversary!

Camp Quaker Heights will be the location for the

Family Camp Celebration of CQH’s 60 years (1948-2008) and

Iowa USFW’s 125 years!

October 3-5, 2008

Serving in Seasons of Change

Devotional Leader:  Jason Nightingale

Keynote Speaker:  Mary Glenn Hadley

 

Fees:  $50 per person (2 overnight stays in a cabin, 6 meals  -  max. family price, 5 or more: $225.

 

Tall Oaks:  $45 per room, per night (room sleeps 4, private bath, sheets & towels provided); additional $30 per person for 6 meals.

 

RV: $15 per night per pull through, full hook-up site (additional $30 per person for 6 meals.)

 

Meals only:  $30 per person, 6 meals

Saturday only: $10 per person, includes lunch and coffee break

Saturday Supper:  $7

 

Registration begins 3 pm Saturday; all meals served through lunch Sunday

 

Email Linda @ campqhi@heartofiowa.net to reserve your spot and receive a detailed schedule.  Leave a message at 641-751-4088.

 

 

Highlights from IAYM 2008

“Stand at the Crosswords - Ask where the Good Way is and Walk in It”   Jeremiah 6:16

 

  • Rob Talbot, Director of Quakerdale, asked for prayer for the Christian workers and staff.  Heath & Dayna Smith from Marshalltown are the house parents at the Promise Home in Marshalltown, which is all privately funded.  Quakerdale has experienced a drop in state money the last few years - should move away from that.
  • CQH - kitchen addition needs siding and the pool needs to be replaced.  There is a $3000 pledge for a new pool, but will need over $10,000.  Tall Oaks is booked every weekend through the year’s end.  Attendance was up at every summer camp.
  • 5 Pastors were recorded and 4 are now serving in Friends Churches.
  • Pastor’s Retreat will be held at CQH, October 5-8.
  • Belize Friends Boys School will have new directors next summer - Sam and Becky Barber from College Ave. Friends.
  • Wm Penn University will be paying the whole cost of Campus Ministry next year.
  • Iowa Peace Network has given out camping gear to homeless people.
  • Friends Disaster Service will have a service project in Boone in September.
  • Judy Davis, Friends Hospital in Kaimosi, was banquet speaker and encourages support of the adopt-a-nurse program. The staff at the hospital are hard working, Godly women. 

 

 

Monday Night Bible Study

            What does death mean to our lives?  How do we live sensibly in this world? These questions will be discussed during our study of Ecclesiastes, chapter 7-9.  Come join us Mondays @ 7:00.

                                                                  

 

Attention, Parents!

Children’s Church will be held on Sept. 21 and will continue to meet twice a month during the school year.  Children age 4 through grade 4 are welcome to participate.  They will be dismissed to the fellowship hall following the children’s message part of the worship service. (Those under age 4 are welcome in the nursery.)

The program includes Bible lessons, service projects to our church and community, crafts, and activities to encourage the children as they learn to live like Jesus. 

On the weeks when Children’s Church is not held, feel free to pull out the plastic tubs under the pew in the back room.  Your children will find activity sheets, coloring pages and books to enjoy according to their grade level. 

 

 

Ladies Bible Study will resume Thurs, September 11th at 10 a.m., meeting in the fellowship hall.  All ladies are welcome as we begin the first study, What Is the Heart and Soul of the Church? by Rev. John Matson.  Other topics will follow weekly. 

 

 

Liberty USFW

            All ladies of the church are welcome to join the Liberty United Society of Friends Women group (USFW) as they being a new year on September 10th.  The first meeting will be held at Kay Feltz’s home at 7 p.m.

 

 

Bangor USFW

            Our first meeting of the fall will be Sept. 16. We'll meet at Betty's house in Marshalltown @ 1:30 for business and refreshments.  At 3:00 we will go to the Quakerdale Promise Home for a tour.  The house parents said the kids would arrive around 4:00 from school and would appreciate cookies, so you may want to prepare a dozen or so to share.  Anyone interested in touring the Promise Home could meet us at 1909 Summit @ 3:00.

 

 

Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Breakfast

Bangor Liberty Friends Church

Sunday, September 21, 2008

8:30 a.m.

All of last year’s Sunday School teachers and those who have committed to teaching this year along with their families are invited to this time of appreciation and fellowship.

 

 

August HOC Report

Because of kitchen remodeling at the House of Compassion food was prepared and served upstairs to 9 shelter guests and 11 Americorp volunteers.  Thanks to all who provided food or funds, or who worked in the kitchen.  Our next meal responsibility is September 25th and we may be serving a smaller group again upstairs if the kitchen remodeling is not finished. 

 

 

Library Ledge:     

Focus on Prayer

            The books on the library ledge in September will focus on prayer.  A Passion for Prayer seeks to help us develop a prayer habit and a more effective prayer life by sharing principles and challenging us to pray a matter through to its conclusion.  The book will strengthen your desire to daily come to Jesus.

            The Power of a Praying Parent instructs us to turn to God and place every detail of our child’s life in His hands.  Whatever your child’s age it is not too late to discover the joy of being a part of God’s work in your child’s life through prayer.

            The Incredible Power of Prayer will remind us of God’s power and sovereignty. We should never rush off to do God’s work before we have adequate prayer support. 

            Visit the library ledge this month for more encouragement for your prayer life.

           

 

School Supplies Report

Thanks for the many items you donated for the HOC School Supply project.  770 Marshall County children and youth received backpacks and binders with supplies during the Give-away.  Another 75 were given a variety of leftover items at the supply closet after the Give-away. Parents and children have been very appreciative.

 

 

Thank You

Dear Friends,

            Thank you so much for your contributions to my FUM nursing mission fund.  I really appreciate your support.  I hope to spend another three months at Kaimosi Friends Mission Hospital in 2009.  Blessings, Nurse Judy Davis

 

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Grandparent - Something so simple a child can operate it.

 

Anger is one letter from “Danger.”

 

Nobody ever drowned in sweat.

 

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.